Adressing the needs of hypochondriacs poses a real challenge for doctors. As many as one out of 20 sitting in waiting rooms across the country at any given moment is a hypochondriac.

September 26, 2004

beneath their apparently relaxed exterior, the French have just been revealed as Europe's leading hypochondriacs, consuming a record number of prescription drugs last year - including vast quantities of tranquillizers, sleeping pills and anti-depressants.

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